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The perils and promise of Sir Keir’s visit to China

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: At a time of global turmoil, the UK cannot afford to shun closer links with one of the world’s pre-eminent and fastest-growing economies

The Independent UK

Britain must get ‘war ready’ and can no longer rely on the US, MPs say

Those not in education, employment or training (Neets) should expect to find themselves drafted into war work in a long conflict, a new report by MPs and a former senior adviser to Nato warns

The Independent UK

HS2 station will serve ‘whole country’ when line finally built, says rail minister

Lord Hendy said HS2 line and Euston station should be ‘full of trains to go everywhere in Britain'

The Independent UK

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Nigel Farage Unveils 'America First' Style Agenda to Protect Veterans Over Illegal Migrants

Nigel Farage adopts 'America First' tactics to push Reform UK's agenda of prioritising veterans and British citizens over illegal migrants, with the party now boasting over 270,000 members following Suella Braverman's shocking defection from the Conservative Party.

International Business Times UK

The Cognac fightback: How the forgotten spirit found its way back into Britain's bars

For some time, Cognac has been ‘parked like an awkward relative’, says Douglas Blyde

Evening Standard

How interwar fiction made sense of an increasingly noisy world

Noise was first considered a public health issue in interwar Britain – called the “age of noise” by the author and essayist Aldous Huxley. In this era, the proliferation of mechanical sounds, particularly the rumble of road and air traffic, the blare of loudspeakers and the rising decibels of industry,…

The Conversation

Voices: ‘It’s chaos’: Readers on Labour infighting, Tory defections and Britain’s broken political system

YOUR VIEWS: Our community sees the Burnham by-election row and Suella Braverman’s defection as the latest symptoms of Britain’s broken politics, warning that Labour is increasingly mirroring the Conservatives it once opposed

The Independent UK

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Donald Trump may U-turn on opposition to Chagos Islands deal, suggests Cabinet minister

Communities Secretary Steve Reed argued that the US president unleashed ferocious criticism against the UK over the agreement as a negotiation tactic in his bid for America to acquire Greenland

Evening Standard

Bulletin AM briefing: US sends fighter jet warning to Canada and Tories criticised over Braverman

Good morning – here are five of today’s biggest stories. US warns they will send fighter jets into Canadian airspace Conservative Party criticised over ‘nasty’ Suella Braverman statement At least 30 dead nationwide from massive winter storm across US New study may explain why women face higher dementia risk Schools…

The Independent UK

Starmer’s fraught visit to China will tell us what he really thinks of the UK’s place in the world

Does Britain have any leverage over human rights or security concerns or is it a decaying nation that cannot risk trade relations, asks professor of global history Peter Frankopan

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s ‘poorest still getting poorer’ as Labour urged to act on ‘record high’ levels of poverty

Poverty will remain stuck at a high level without change, researchers warn

The Independent UK

UK loses WHO status as measles-free after rise in deaths and fall in jab uptake

UN health body says Britain is one of six countries in Europe and central Asia where disease has become re-established

The Guardian - UK

Shabana Mahmood’s shake-up of policing will be felt where it matters – in every neighbourhood

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: With her white paper, the home secretary has set out the most substantial reforms to how Britain is policed in 60 years. There will be public scepticism at parts of it – but it deserves to be taken seriously

The Independent UK

Braverman says she can ‘no longer trust the Tories’ after Reform defection

Mrs Braverman said the Conservative Party had ‘left the building’ and no longer represented the values she believed it did when she joined.

Evening Standard

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The Times of India

Could the UK bring back mandatory military service? What happens if you refuse

Amid rising global tensions and a shrinking British Army, the idea of conscription has resurfaced in public debate, though ministers insist there are no plans to reinstate it. Experts suggest modern refusal would likely incur fines rather than imprisonment, with exemptions for essential workers and conscientious objectors. Polls show significant…

The Guardian - UK

Eric Huntley obituary

Activist and co-founder of Bogle-L’Ouverture, one of the most important black publishing houses in Britain

Euronews

Conservative Party loses another lawmaker as Suella Braverman moves to Reform UK

Braverman is the latest high-profile Conservative to embrace Reform UK leader Nigel Farage's message that Britain is broken and overrun by migrants.

The Independent UK

AI and facial recognition to be rolled out as Britain’s ‘broken’ policing system faces sweeping reforms

Officials say using AI will free up 6 million hours of police time – the equivalent of 3,000 officers – each year

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Most Googled questions about Indian-origin Suella Braverman as she joins Reform UK

Suella Braverman has defected from the Conservative Party to Reform UK, becoming the third MP to do so recently. This move has reshaped parliamentary numbers and sparked public interest in her background. Braverman, a former home secretary, cited a belief in a better future for Britain as her reason for…

Evening Standard

Braverman tells Reform she has ‘come home’ as she confirms defection

The former home secretary said she had resigned her Conservative Party membership of 30 years.

Evening Standard

Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK: Ex-home secretary attacks Tory 'betrayal' as she joins Nigel Farage's party

MP says 'I feel like I’ve come home’ but Labour says it shows Farage ‘willing to accept the very worst of the Conservative Party’

International Business Times UK

'Squirming' King Charles Slams 'Billionaire' Branding as an Invasion of Royal Privacy

King Charles is 'absolutely squirming' over being branded Britain's first billionaire monarch. Sources reveal he views the label as an invasion of privacy that misrepresents royal finances and his duties.

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m part of this country’: Windrush man left homeless by Home Office inaction

George Campbell, 69, slept in bus station as officials questioned his right to live in the UK after hospital stay

The Independent UK

Every Team GB athlete competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Team GB head to Italy with an unprecedented number of medal chances

The Independent UK

This Week in History: Monica Lewinsky, deadly storms and Britain’s most prolific serial killer

Explore how major events were captured on The Independent’s front pages

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